This is one of the best city parks we have ever been to. It is hard to believe that this is a Colorado Springs city park. The main reason was due to the initial donation of the land by Charles Elliot Perkins in 1909 to the city. This is the famous Balanced...

Located a short distance off of I-25 about an hour south of Pueblo, Colorado sits the “town” of Ludlow, Colorado. To find it turn down this gravel road and look for the run down buildings on the left. The area is best known for a 1914 massacre (see...

On our way to Cripple Creek, Colorado we took the back route. As we approached the city we found the Mt Pisgah Cemetery which had this veterans memorial out front. Note the memorial is inside the cemetery grounds and subject to open hours. The entrance gate has...

This is an incredible site to see. Imagine Mt. Rushmore times 10 and you only get a small sense of this project. To get a sense of the size of this project, this picture was taken about a mile away at the park entrance. We got there early and opted to take a bus...

We were actually drawn to this area by the “ghost town” of Ludlow and found this monument. One of the dark days of American history here when in 1914 striking miners were massacred by the company they were striking against. The victims included women...